cat problems

Most cats that go off roaming will return by night fall to familiar surroundings. Some cats will meet up with other animals and get dragged of into brush or gullies. Other times it seems that the cat knows when the time for the end is near and will just find a place of hiding and lie down to await the end. I wish you the best, as I don't know where you live to offer any further suggestions. The cat that owns us is 15 years old and never wanders far from home, usually never leaves his yard, either inside or outside the fence. They are very good at finding new hiding places and won't come out, even for food. It's like a hide and seek game that the cat will prove he can outwait you. Good Luck

When I was in high school, our cat used to go off about every two or three weeks and spend a few days away. We later discovered that he also had staff in the trailer park over the back hill.

When he'd had enough of us, he would go live there for three or four days. She was a very nice old lady who was lonely and a sucker for cats.

Hopefully, this is your problem and he will show up fat and happy in the next day or two. Best of luck.

1. They usually know when its time to hang up the boots, then they usaully go off somewhere quiet and out of the way.

2. If they find another set of servants worthy of them, they will sometimes split their time between servant households.

3. Check the vets, mine went missing for a few days when about a year old, got hit by a car and a good samaritan took him to the vet. When I checked with the vets I found him still in post op care.

4. Check your local animal pound, many councils now collect unregistered cats, and cats without collars and bells.

God luck, hope you find him well.

Someone a block away had started feeding my cat (who had a collar and by no means looked like he had ever missed a meal) but he was a very nice cat.

Cat was gone for two weeks and I had already resolved myself to never seeing him again. :(

Then, there he was! :D It was a happy day.

Hope that it is just a stray in heat that has your baby worked up, and he makes it back home. I know all to well how a cat can endear themselves to a family even more than a dumb dog can. (I have both right now, and the cat chases the dog around the house.)

I am not one to allow my cat out of the house- ever. I think that is best for my cats- three girls, all different ages, and I live on a fairly busy road and have dogs about. Very different situation.

I did have a cat decide to up and leave- got out of the house as I was moving. He moved in with a neighbour and she let me know that he had. As he was happy there, I did nothing to change the situation- I was ill at the time and had been trying to find homes for all three of my cats. Oscar (white persian) decided that HE would do the choosing of his next home.

One way that would absolutely guarentee that your kitty comes home is to run right out and get a new kitty. Works EVERY time. Proof? I had been catless for a couple of years. I was finally in a more stable situation and decided that I needed a cat. So I adopted Minou. About a month later, I was asked by the shelter I got Minou from to foster a Mom Cat and kittens. Within a week of Mom Cat and the kits (3 of them- entirely too cute!) moving in, two kitties were abandoned on my doorstep (one still lives with me, the other was placed in a loving catless home). If you want to insure the return of your kitty, simply go get another. But don't say I didn't warn you.

Oh- the third cat in the house is my partner's cat. Of course I hooked up with a cat lover!

Let us know what happens, Shell. I promise, God doesn't give us more than we can handle- even when we think we can't.

Have had two cats decide to take off for a bit. Both were indoor-only cats and both incidences happened before we had them spayed/neutered.

One female was gone for nearly two weeks without being seen, during which we had the first snowfall of the year, before coming home on her own.

We also had a male that decided to wander the neighborhood for a week or so, showing up occasionally in the evening to let us know he was still around (but not letting us get near him - think the female cat that usually came with him was part of the issue). He came home a bit unwillingly when we caught him one night.

Do check your local animal shelters at least every other day or so. Putting up fliers can sometimes help. Good luck.

either at your local oriental restraunt or some dogs snack - if all he did was eat and crap not a big loss

Came home at about 6 am!!!

He has never ever done this before..he normally doesn't go roaming, he is neutered so never really goes too far.

He's not hurt, but is a bit scruffy and has lost a lot of weight. I guess when your a wee little animal and don't eat for a few days you lose it fast. He devoured 2 bowls of food in about 5 minutes flat.

Everything is coming up Millhouse..cats back, train was 15 min early this morn? (how that happened, not sure) so i early for work, i'm on a 1/2 day anyways..plus kid came to me last night and said "she knows she has problems to work through, and she will talk to the psycologist when she goes".

Its starting out a good day!
Thanks for your support guys..except for you Wolf, you MF'ing @$$hole.

go on holiday! They don't tell you, they just go! It's a chance to eat differently - birds, mice, that kind of stuff.

But it's possible that the cat is shut in somewhere like a neighbour's garage - hope not for both your sakes!

Good luck...

you would not believe how cool it is to have a cat that will walk on a leash! It isn't easy, and most cats would rather attack the leash than walk on it.

Oh yeah, gotta have the body harness, not a coller.

will have to get a pic of him on one of our walks! B-)

just go ahead and scratch!

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